Maine Public Advocate

Published
February 1, 2023

Competitive power supply market isn’t working, report says

Allowing consumers to choose their electricity supply companies has failed to lower rates for home customers, according to recommendations given to the Legislature on Wednesday.
Published
December 13, 2022

Maine Public Advocate: A tough winter calls for more assistance with utility bills

Maine needs to increase annual electricity relief from about $17 million to $60 million.
Published
December 9, 2022

State’s public advocate seeks $75 electricity credit for low-income Mainers

The request comes ahead of rate hikes for customers of Central Maine Power Co. and Versant Power that go into effect next month.
Published
February 20, 2022

Maine public advocate: Getting to work for ratepayers

We must never put Mainers in the positions of choosing between paying a utility bill or for basic necessities.
Published
February 15, 2022

Our View: Maine households need long-term plan for cutting energy costs

A one-time, $90 credit is a good short-term break for the Mainers hit hardest by spiking power prices, but weatherization and other updates ultimately will make a bigger difference.
Published
January 11, 2022

Legislative committee endorses Gov. Mills’ nominee for public advocate

Longtime utility lawyer William Harwood's nomination now goes to the Maine Senate for a likely confirmation.
Published
September 22, 2021

CMP touts customer service fixes in bid to lift state-imposed earnings penalty

Central Maine Power says it has met or exceeded state-imposed customer service benchmarks and paid a record penalty of $10 million in revenue over 18 months.
Published
August 24, 2021

CMP can defer, recover costs from 2020 storms, regulators decide

The Maine Public Utilities Commission rules that CMP spent more than $34 million prudently to restore service after 2 nor'easters.
Published
June 28, 2021

CMP customers could see double-digit rate hike in August

CMP is asking the Maine Public Utilities Commission to consider deferring some storm charges and holding an overall residential rate hike to under 10%.
Published
February 21, 2021

Maine public advocate: Floating offshore wind will benefit consumers

This is the course to protect Mainers from volatile fossil fuel costs, safeguard our coastal communities from rising sea levels and mitigate the Gulf’s warming.